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North Haledon council hears Suburban Disposal presentation on side-loading garbage trucks
Summary
At a special Aug. 27 meeting, Suburban Disposal representatives described benefits of switching from rear-loading to side-loading garbage trucks. A resident asked whether the borough pays for tonnage and whether the new trucks would reduce early-morning noise; council opened public comment and adjourned later that evening.
The Borough of North Haledon Council on Aug. 27, 2025, heard a presentation from Suburban Disposal about switching from rear-loading to new side-loading garbage trucks. Kerri and Mike Roselle of Suburban Disposal described the operational benefits of the side-loading vehicles and argued they would be an improvement over the borough's current trucks.
The presentation followed procedural remarks and a call to order at 7:05 p.m. Municipal Clerk Dena Cedar confirmed that meeting notices were posted and published as required by the Open Public Meetings Law. Mayor Randy George and council members Bruce O. Iacobelli, Jacqueline Roscio and Rocco Luisi were listed as present.
Council Member Bruce O. Iacobelli moved, and Council Member Jacqueline Roscio seconded, a motion to open the floor to public comment. Resident Matt Pedalino of Hillside Drive asked whether the borough pays for tonnage under the current contract and whether switching to side-loading trucks would reduce the early-morning stop-and-go noise associated with garbage collection. The transcript records Pedalino asking questions but does not report a detailed response from Suburban Disposal or the council on tonnage payments or a quantified noise reduction.
With no additional public comment, Council Member Iacobelli moved (seconded by Roscio) to close public comment. Council Member Roscio then moved (seconded by Council Member Rocco Luisi) to adjourn the meeting; the transcript records that upon roll call all members voted in the affirmative. Mayor George declared the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The minutes were submitted by Municipal Clerk Dena Cedar and later approved at a council meeting on Oct. 15, 2025.
No formal ordinance, contract award, budget action or timetable for operational changes appears in the transcript. The presentation and the resident's questions were the primary substantive items on the special meeting agenda.
